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A Remarkable Ocsosenarian.

incoIn journal.
s.Ir Editor I hear that you publishing the
pictures and biographies of pioneer settlers of the
Statef"
II have been doing So but I've exhausted the
terials All the representative citizens have been
noticed
.sWell I'd like to have you say few words about
nv father
tsHow old is he7"
'.Eighty-fve."
'Ahai suppose he is as lively and energetic as he
was forty years agos'
mo he isn't. He's as weak a child
Sir? Do you speak truyl Can it be that he
doesn't chop down large trees unaided walk twenty
miles before breakfast break the widest horsesa"
Certainly he doesn't. He never leaves his chair
sAnd can it be that his vision is not keen as
hawk's?"
Hes almost blind
''But his mental faculties surely unirn paired2'
ssNo sir, he's quite simple and is in his dotage."
my dear sir, send me large photograph of him
that may have steel plate made from it: and will
engage the editor of Century write his biogra
ply. So he chops down treesi Wen, WE'LL
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Cash quotations. follows: Flour
quiet and steady; winter, s2.5o04; spring wheat
sl.7504. Is; rye $2.5003 buckwheat, s5o6.25.
No spring wheat. 720721sc No. 2 red, 73c;
No. 2 corn. 4114c; No. oats, 25asc No. rye
SIC; No. 2 barley. 7sc: No. faxseed, 81: 16la
Prime timothy-see;i S2.2402.25. Mess pork per
bril-, $l2.75013. Lard per pound. 6. 42la@ e. 45c.
Short-rb sides 1oose, s. 900 s. Soc dry-salted shout
ders tboxedl. 505.20c; short-cear sides tboxed),
6.7O06.75c. Whisky. distilers' finished goods. per
gal 10; sugars. cut-loaf 7l407ssc granulated
7c standard A, 65sc.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter market
easy at 81 026c for creamery and 1SD 024c for
dairy. Eggs scarce at 18ls019c.
Receipts-Flour, 10. 900 brls; wheat, 90, 900 bu;
corn lat 900 bu. oats 10000 bu: rye. 1000
bu; barley. $4,000 bu- Shipments-Flour, 80, 600;
brls wheat $50, 600 bu; corn, 265. 900 bu; oats,
129, 600 bu rye. 600 bu; barley rs. 600 bu.
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NEW YORK, Nov 5.-Justus Schwab received
a telegram from George A. Schiline of Chicago,
! requesting him TO implore the condemned An
archisis of Chicago to petition Governor Oglesby
FOR clemency. Schwab sent dispatch to the
condemned men. saying:
"Comrades-I and tens of thousands irnplore you
to ask the Governor for Communication of in
behalf of your families, yourselves, and the
you have noby espoused Give us
chance to demonstrate to the world
your righteousness and innocence History
and the future will certainly find a different
verdict Give contemporaries chance to pause.
Better counsel viii prevail If you live, liberty will
live Every has right to sacrifice his own life,
but not those of his fe1low-men. Spare humanity,
save progress Fraternally, JUsTUs ScHwAB.
A telegram to the following effect was sent to
Governor Oglesby TODAY:
The Church of Humanity advises you to exercise
clemency toward the so-called Anarchists under
sentence of DEATH Do not despse this advice Much
depends your action. HUGH McGREGOR,
President, 421 East 14th street. New York.
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His Laxatory.

Have you a bawthroona in the housed" asked a
Boston guest of a Western landlord
"A what"
"a bawth room, a-a-lavatory"
s.Blaned if know what you're driving at"
''He wants to clean uo,'' said bystander, better
yersed in polite language.
Jaw that's it said the landlord You'd ort TO of
said so at first; come along With me-.
And he led the from Boston out into the back
yard, where there rusty tin pan and pail of
''roily' water the stump of butternut tree.
.'There ye air, he said proudly splash away all
yer mind to. Til send the towel out them
folks upstairs done with it, Pitch in; there ant no
extry charge for the lavyatory, you call II; and
there bucket of soft soap on that bench Use all
yer a mind to of it..
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The Car and emperor william.

TCnpyI ieht ISL by the New YORK Associated Press
BERLIN, Nov. 5.-The date of the Cars departure
FIR ON Copenhagen is still in obscurity. The 18th and
Goth mentioned. German uniforms have been
sent to Copenhagen, and is current in Berlin
tonight that the Gar and Emperor William have
ranged meeting for the 18th. At the time
there is a vague that the arrangements have
been broken off. Nothing definite be learned, but
a meeting is counted upon all sides. failure to
would be looked upon extremely bad
sign for the relations of the two empres. In tbs
meantime, Emperor Williams health is making good
progress though the doctors state that great ID
still necessary and that lis recovery depends largely
upon the weather. 1t is confidently expected, how
ever that he will be restored sufficiently to the
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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS
Unusually Light Trading in Wheat at
Practically Unchanged Prices.
Corn Inactive, with the Trading Confined Al
most Exclusively to the Local Operators
Provisions Higher and Stronger.
MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS.

The New York Market Opens Strong, bat
Finally Yields Heavy Pressure.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Money call was easy at
313is per cent. closing offered at 8.
Prime mercantile paper. Gas per cent
Sterling exchange dull but steady at 81. 81
for sixty-day bills, and 81. 85ls for demand.
The total sales of stocks to-day 1877 141 shares
including the following Canada Southern, 0,02O;
Delaware Lackawanna Sc Western, II, ia: Erie,
800; Lake Shore, 6,777; Louisville & Nashville,
3.12O; Michigan Central. ALSO; Missouri Pacific.
1o.435; Northwestern. 1873: Oregon s. Transconti-
rental 3,s45; Reading. Al, 8s5; st. Paul, 81 270;
Union Pacific. 11,45o; Western Union, IL, 40.
The stock market to-day active, and, while
strong at first yielded the close to the heavy pres
sure brought to bear by the bears." There good
buying by commission houses and the foreigners,
which specially noticeable in the Vanderbilts,
Canada Southern and Michigan Central easily leading
the advance. Chattanooga also showed ma ked
strength and held it's gain till the close. The high
figures after the steady advance of the week induced
considerable realization by short-waisted ''bulis
and the bears became encouraged to make
demonstration against the list. 1t made but little
rnent with of 81 OOO 900 in surplus reserve
when the selling became more marked and the list
yielded rapidly Northern Pacific preferred most
prominent in the decline, though the business done
in the stock was small and it is alone in showing
advances Of small fractions over last evenings final
figures, and "a weldistributed business
frst hour. with the Vanderbilts very prom
inent. The market became mora quiet to-
ward noon and prices began 30 recede.
Little progress made however, until the issue Of
The bank statement which accelerated the Decline
and the close was active and weak the lowest
prices reached The result of the days trading is
Lhat most stocks are lower though declines are con-
fined generally fractional amounts only, the only
important change being loss of Ia per cent. in
Northern Pacific preferred.
Railroad bonds were somewhat more animated, the
days business aggregatng 5000, 900. OF this
amount Erie seconds furnished Sl36,O0O. Prices
generally strong, and closing figures show adj
in a majority of Jersey Central de-
bentures rose 3, to Ito.
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Loosely.conauct.d ouaran,ine.

NEW YORK, Nov 5-The Commefci Advertiser
publishes story told by boatman whose reputa-
ton for truthfuness is vouched to the effect that
Sunday night last, he rowed to Hofman's island,
where the cholera suspects are quarantined; that
nobody interfered with him that ha
traficked with the people on the island
and carried ashore and mailed eight letters
from them; that of them offered him $50 to
him ashore, telling him the time that num-
Der of the cholera suspects had escaped of them
last week. The boatman added that among his
mates it was understood that this man escaped lass
FRIDAY, and that his name Chappel or Quattel
The b. altman nothing to prevent him from row.
wanted to.
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Killed by a Policeman.

CINCINNATI Nov. 5.-Between 10 and Ii o'c1ocl
tonight as Officers Casey and Knoust were CON-
Quoting Robert Wilson the police station, the pris
oner broke away from them the of Front
and Ludlow streets. Both officers fred. and tbs
prisoner fell mortalv wounded. The ball entered the
lower part Of the back the right of the spine and
passed .hrou n the body coming at the lower para
of the abdomen. As both officers fred together it is
impossible to tell which one shot Wilson. Wilsoh
was under arrest for pulling cap from off man's
head, but is said to be desperate Both oicera
arc still duty.
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ing and decided alarm among the Shorts Cover
ings in conseo uence. proved rapid LIBERAL cans
ing an of 22024 points. closing strong at the
highest figures of the day.
NEW ORLEANS Nov. 5.-Cotton firms rniddIing.
8 81 &c; low middiing. 8 15-16c good ordinary
s Sic; net receipts. l5.106 bales: gross receipts
l6 997 bales; exports Great Britain 8 500 bales
exports France. Il 900 bales: exports the con
tinent. 4 TIP bales; coastwise. 3 S6S bales sales
5000 bales; stock, 207 597 bales.
LIVERPOOL Nov. 5.-Cotton-Firm naiddlng
vi lands sid. m:ddng Orleans. 53sd: sales 1000
bales including 900 bales for speculation and ex-
port and 5, 200 bales American.
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Another Man who Threw the Bomb.

LAFAYETTE. lad, Nov. 5-This evening q
German giving the name of Frank Kreese lmeyer
was arrested, and is neld in custody upon his
self-confirmed statement that he Is the man who
threw the bomb in Chicago on Nav. 4, 1886.
He stuck to his story until late tonight, when
he acknowledged that he knew nothing about
the affair save what he had read, but, being in
sympathy with the cause. he believed it his
duty to declare that he threw the bomb. and
thus save the lives of He is de-
spondenr and wants to reach Monroe, Mich.
where his children are IL SvSe-ss
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Oh.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov 5.--Petroleunn dull but
firm; National Transit certificates opened at 731zc
closed at 735sc; highest. 73aac: lowest, 7314c-
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.Petroleum vas steady
at 13 3sc; sales, 154 900 brls.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 5.-Petroleum steady; stand
ard white. 1I0o. Vac.
3412c.
WILMINGTON. Del. Nov. 5.-Turpentne firm at
34lac
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Serious Trouhle w,.h Negro strikers.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. "a dispatch from New
Iberia to the Picayune says: This evening report
current here that several had been killed al
Pattersonvie, and some color is given to the rumos
bv the fact that Captain Pharr has received orderf
from General Parkerson to move with artillery and
all available men at once to Houma- The rangers
left here by train for Pattersonvie this morning in
compliance with orders
Captain Cade thi. evening teleyraphs from Pa teI
sonvle follows: '.Sis prisoners apprehen DEF
at Jacksonville to-day by posse of the sheriff o.
St Marys parish. and, in attempting to escape, hvf
of the six killed.
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Chesley Chambers to Be Tried Again.
snecial O the 1ndiauapoIis LouruaI

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Nov 5-Late this afternoon
the L. N A. s. l. C. railway. by their attorney this
place, ordered a warrant for the of Chesley
Chambers at the door OF the southern State prison
when he shall be released onorrow o'clock a.
Ee will be arrested The charge of ASSEMBLING George
K. Davis in the famous Afonon express robbery about
three years ago. Chambers sentenced to the
tentiary for af two exciting trials which
time less three months for good behavior he has just
served. He will be placed in the Bloomington jail,
where he will remain until court convenes, two weeks
hence Several thousand dollars spent in trying
to clear him two ago, and it is likely, in the
ing trial it will be necessary for the to appoint
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Dry Goods.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-There q light demand
for like assortments but through free movement
orders large business was reached: The tone of
the cotton goods market improves the growing
quiry develops how leading fabrics sold ahead.
Wide sheetings and tiekines very firm, and
styles show fair advance.
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Cotton.

NEW YORK, Nov. Sc. L. Green & Co. say:
TIE cotton cotr act market excited and buoyant,
aud with heavy business and sharp advance
values. The main and orly stimulus for the day
10 be found in the estimate of the put forth by
the Cotton World, showing 225 900 bales, which is
much below expectations of some of the most
pronounced bulls create very feverish feel
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Threats Nor Autnor,xaes.

NEW YORK. Nov. 5-Edward King secretary
of the joint committee of the Central Labor
Union and District Assembly 40. K. of L., ap-
pointed to endeavor to save the Chicago Anarch-
lists. has issued letter to the press denying
that any threats have been authorized to
brighten any one to take action in favor of the
Anarchists. The committee has under consid-
GRAFTON method of influencing Governor Ogles-
by's decision that is "opeo To no susnicion of in
timidation or insulting pressure" The commit
will meet tomorrow night ito decide on their
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Cushion-Csrrom Bi,iiards.

CHICAGO Nov. 5.-The cushion carrom billiard tour
nament opened this evening small audience at the
Madisonstreet Iheater. Charles Matthews oficiates
as marker and Henry Rhines referee. Slosson and
Mouids play d the first game. the latter to 10
to Sossons zoo. Tie accuracy of Ionlds's long
distance shots was specially admired. The game
proved to be very until the twentyseven inn
ing. when the players seemed TO wake up Mouids
won the game in the thirty-ffth inning Following
is the score
slosson-5, 5. o. 5, O. 4, o. 5.I4.o.1 i.
o, 2 4. o. 2 Y, o, o, l. l. 2 %, 4, 8, S. l. To
tai, III: average, 9-3l; great st run, 23
Moulds-4, l, Q. @, s, 5, 20 s. o. O. 1, 3, g. g. /,
2, 10, 2, /. 5, O, 2, o, 10. 3. 10, o. ., o. o.
/. Total. 10; average, II; greatest run Is.
The next game was between Schafer and Thatcher
and was played with the dds The previous
one. Schafer being required to make 200 points to
Thatchers no. Schafer PLAYED very uneven game
Thatcher started eff poorly, but finally woke up and
PLAYED strong game. Score:
schaefere35, Q, q ,o,o,4,5,1 Q. ~, Q.
6, o, O, 1, @, IS, = 1, .. o, D, o, L. 2, g II,
8, o, 2, o. l. o, 10. o, o, o. 2. S. o o. 4. z, $
o. o. o, o. o. o, q Total, liza; average. 3; largest
run, 80.
Thstcher-O o, 1, o. Q. 6, l. 6, o. O. 1. l. ], o. 4.
o. q g. g. f. s. o. 2 o, B. /, O. 1, i. 3, 2, O, O, 3,
g. l. o. s. 2, 2. o. 8. 2, l, l. f. 2. o. 2. 1, o. o.
o. g. o. 6. Total, 10; average 51-59; largest run,
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Wool.

ST. LOUIS Nov. 5.-Wool-Actual securing
the mills have shown that the bulk of the sandy
Texas woods is shrinking more than ever before,
therefore the low price, unwashed. bright medium.
1s024c: coarse braid. 15022c; low sandy, 100
1Sc: fine light, 161 zoe; ine heavy. 1201sc: tub
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The Trouble with the CROW Indians.

MINNEAPoLIs, Nov. 5.-A telegram from Grow
Agency, NJ. T., saws: Business is suspended, an.
the sett ers continue In state of alarm. although
there has been do serious disturbance The military
roundly censured for sending large body o.
troops here against the hosties and putting an enc
the suspense. General Ruger has instructed the
authorities at Cheyenne agency to organize a com
pany of 100 Cheyennes, and hold them IN readiness
to send thsm here to hunt the Crows. If they take
he p,o1r fair
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NEW YORK Nov. 5.-After more than three
months idleness the iocked-out brass-workers have
given in to the association of manufacturers. and
have expressed their willingness to resume work
upon the terms demar debility nine hours a week
with the Saturday half holiday during the eight
weeks of summer.
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BosroN Nov. 6.-The following table compiled
from dispatches to the Post from the managers of the
leading the United States shows the
gross exchanges for the week ending Nov. 5, 1887,
together with the rates of decrease
as compared with the amounts for the corresponding
week in 1856
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Hol,inssworth Wins Again.

Boston, Nov. 5.--The 100-me bicycle road race,
started from Faneuil House. Brighton, at 932 this
in eight hours and fortyfve minutes. w. H Rhodes,
of Dorchester IN second and Frank Carmen, of
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Metals.

NEW YORK, Nov. Stopper steady; lake,
12.oOc Lead firm; domestic, 1900 Tin weak; straits
81 l2c
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 5.-Lead higher at 4.25c.
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studies. The idea of his entering the
ministry ultimately abandoned. Darwin
was passionately fond of music, and frequented
concerts in the college chapel and paid choir
boys TO sing in his rooms; yet his
strangely defective. He was incapable of psa-
ceivine dissouance. and could not hum a tune
correctly In 1889 he became a Deist and
thereafter remained one. Never in my most
extreme fluctuations" he wrote. was I an
Atheist / never denied the existence of God.fs
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FALL BULBS

AIS and 80 East Market street. Descriptive cata-
logue mailed free.
HUNTINGTON & Hoss. See lsmen.
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Na,ionaI Bank Redncss It's Capital Stock.

CINCINNATI, Nov. 5.-The Cincinnati National Banl
to-day resolved to reduce its capital stock from
$500 600 TO 50 so. 900. Bank Examiner Saunders,
of Kentucky discovered that rhe STOCK of the bani
had been impaired Al cent he. therefore or
dered it made good by correspondingy assessing thu
stockholders or reducing the stock. The bank WAS
left 10 choose between these alternatives. and 1t
elected to reduce its capital stock IL per cent.
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Verdict for Breach of Promise.


SHELBYv1LLE Nov. 5.-Some weeks ago Mary j..
Perry a poor. but excellent young lady, OF Jackson
township fled damage suit for s., 600 agains.
jefferson Eberahrt, of ndrew Eoerhart, a
wealthy farmer for failure perform contract
OF marriage last May. The case has been trial al
week in tho Crcait Court and quite sensational
Late this evening the jury in with verdict for
900 for he plaintiff.
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An Appeal for Money for Ireland.

DETROIT Mich, Nov .5-Char.es O'Reilley.
treasurer of the Irish National League of Amer
OF the home-rule cause In closing his appeal.
he says:
The executive while appealing 20 lovers Of human
liberty for material aid mean to monument of
individual expression of popular belief
in the righteousness of Irelands claim to independ
Parne and the statesrnansh Pse Of William Ewars
Gladstone. trustworthy solicitor will present this
your subscription, and certificate of honorary
bership will be mailed you direct from this Office
The roll of honor win be sent, when completed. to
Ireland, and the of every individual and organi
cation that has contributed through this treasury
since the Philadelphia convention viii be engrossed
thereon
New Scheme for Evading the Poifce.
Special to the Indianaeoiis journal
LONDON. Nov. 5.-National League meetings
will be held throughout Ireland tomorrow and
addressed oy John Dillon. Michael Davitt aud
other leaders as yet without the bars of the Irish
Jails. In order to avoid collision with this
police a novel experiment will be tried in one of
the proclaimed baronies of Cork county, and. if
successful will doubt generally adopted.
The plan is to have 1000 men mounted on
horses, hold the meeting, and. if iuterfered with
by the police. gallon at the word of command
TO a place some distance away and resume the
proceedings, repeating the movements many
times may be necessary This will enable
the programme of the meeting to be carried out
in full, while there will be appearance Of
openly defyIng the police.
Receiver for the Mormon Church.
SALT LAKE. u T., Nov. 5-The Utah SUI
preme Court, tonight, by unanimous decision,
decided to appoint receiver for the Mormon
Church property in excess of the limit fixed by
Congress ia 1862, Judge Zane writing the de-
cison. view is made of the territorial act
incorporating the church, and the power Of
Congress annul il is affirmed. The court
concluded: 1T sufficiently APPEARS that the
corporation has in its possession real property
in value exceeding 800 600, the limit fixed by
the act of Congress Of 1862. and that portion of
a nr
thereto. held for the purpose OF the worship of
God or parsonages connected there wth, Or bur
Ial grounds, and that the title large portion
of the same property was acquired subsequently,
to the time the act of 1862 took effect
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LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Active but Unchanged In Price-Hogs
Active and Higher

CATTLE-Receipts. go; shipments. 600. Light
supply quality only fair Market active but no
HIGHER. All decent grades sold at the close.
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Bushes. of the CIeartpe-Hou.es.

LONDON. Nov. 5.-Bar silver 4334d per ounce.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Bar silver, 951sc.